The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-18

matters OF more than ordinary interest to It's
mem bers.
Mrs. McDonald's boarding house, No. 189
South Tennessee street, was entered by thieves
yesterday afternoon. A watch and chain. a
suit of clothes and other articles were stolen.
Richard Conner, deputy OF Mr.. Cooper in
The office of the State Treasury. has accented
Inc book keepers position at the southern prison
ne goes there to night with W. B. Hord, when
the two will begin an examination of the Howard
books.
The officers of the Central ". c, r, u,
elected for the ensuing yer are: President.
Mrs K. Loftin; vice resident Mrs. I. B.
Harvey; correspon. Ing secretary. Mrs. G. Be-
ny ner; RECORD ing secretary, Mrs. Wright; treas
oief' Aift, f. M. Finch.
MARTIN GRIFFITH's DEATH.
Martin Griffith, the Bates House engineer
who was caught and injured by the machinery
of his engine, died late Thursday night. at his
home, 279 West McCarty street. He was I'M
conscious from the time the accident occurred.
He left wife, child and an aged mother.
STRIKING RESEMBLANCE
DR.. ]. n. Sturtevant of Cleveland, O., passed
through here yesterday to Gosport to perform
marriage ceremony at the latter place While
in Massachusetts avenue street car everyone
looked at him curiously and when he left the
car there was the general remark that he looked
almost the picture of Henry Ward Beecher.
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
L. P. Harlan, of the county treasurer's Office,
and Joseph B. Healing. driving together to the
city yesterday, were thrown from their buggy,
the accident being caused by the horse running
away. Mr. Healing was slightly bruised, but
Mr.. Harlan's injuries, he having been hurt on
the head and breast, are thought to be serious.
REGIMENTAI. ASSOCIATION.
yrl. .
ton has elected the following officers. Presi-
dent. Fred Knefer; vice president, j. o. Pedigo
secretary, Charles j. Many: historian. j. n.
Thompson, H. J. Brattan The first regular
reunion will be held on Wednesday of the State
fair week. in Superior Court room No. 2
STRIKERS RESUME WORK.
The strike at the Atkins saw works has been
settled by the company consenting that work on
gang saws shall be by the day, besides granting
an increase small circular-saw work. It was
agreed that thirty days notice OF any contem-
plated change in wages shall be given. AS
to apprentices, the rule prevailing in other saw
works will be observed. The men have resumed
work.
TRUSTEES APPOINTED.
The trustees for the School of the Feeble
minded to be located at Fort Wayne. appointed
Hackett proprietor OF the Fort Wayne Sentin ell;
Abner Fl. Shaffer, of Huntington, and Mary T..
Wilson, of this city. The first named trustee is
Democrat, the second Republican who was
in the State Senate of 1879 to 1881. Miss Will
son has been the secretary of the old School for
Feeble minded at knigh tstown.
THE UNDERWRITERS MEETING.
At the meeting of the Western Mutual Under
writer's Association, yesterday, the greater par,
of the day was spent in discussing the question
of insurance brokerage and cash policies Last
night the gentlemen enjoyed an elegant banque,
at the Bates House dining-room. Fifty plates
were laid Toasts were responded to by H. S.
Pike, A. c. Case, j. F. Clark. Charles b. Funs
ton, Charles II. Spencer. H. C. Cleveland, j. NJ.
Chrissinger, and H. T. Suits.
LOAN PERFECTED.
Governor Gray, Auditor Carr and Treasure,
Lemcke yesterday completed loan of 1890 00t
from Coffin & Stanton, of New York, with which
to meet the interest on the State debt 1t is te
be payable in FIVE years. hut redeemable after
the second year. the rate of interest thereon be
ing 3 $40 per cent. This is the lowest rate any
State has secured on short-tirne loan. The
procuring of this money will afford. it is said
great relief to the general fund. OF the interes
due this year $4,000 has to be paid within the
| next twenty days.
AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Yesterday morning Henry Climber living OF
| the Three Notch road, near Pleasant run, wen
out to feed his stock and found Mary Higgans
over sixty years of age, lying unconscious BY
| the side of a stream that flows through h!
place. She had apparently attempted to drow,
! herself in the run He took her to the house
| and after ghe revived he brought her to the city
leaving her at the station-house She will b.
| taken to the poor-hous to-day. She has som
| we'll to do relatives in the city but refuses &
| live with them.
INcoRPoRATIoNs.
The Progress Saving and Loan Association, O
this city, filed articles Of incorporation with tn
| Secretary of State yesterday. It has capita
stock of $150,000. The officers are President
Robert Keller; vice president, Fred. W. Arr
hotter; secretary. Peter Pfsterer; treas
urer, August NJ Kuhn. The article
of the Waterloo Chair Factory, a com
| pany that has $4,000 capital and of tn
Broad Ripple Natural gas Company, with a car
ital of 100000 were also filed. The chair com
pany directors are VIM. Crane, VIM. A. Pattel
son. julius A. Dennison, Homer NJ. Hennine
Jasper M. Waterman; and the incorporators q
the gas company are James Hoffman, r.
! Light C. w. Silvey. jackson Dawson, G. F
| Branham and G.. r. Root.
AN ELEVATOR FIRE.
About o'clock last evening the Mutchner .
| higgins company Elevator ~ 90 virginia ave
nue. was damaged by fire. The fremen were o
the ground before the alarm was through sound
ing, and found a very stubborn blaze issuin
from the basement windows on tn
south side of the structure
looked like the entire interior {
the building might be on fire, and a secon
alarm was sounded, but within half an hour til
fire was extinguished. The propriators think
must have started from hot-box inclosed in
wooden chute. All the shafting and naachiner
in the basement, and the SEQ
ond floor were damaged. but the buildin
itself was only scorched. The loss will be abor
81. 200 The elevator contained 10000 bushe
of wheat and corn, and what damage was dor
the grain the proprietors could not state. n
water or FIRE reached it, and the loss here wi
be through the effects of smoke. 1t cam,
| be- very large The alavator and sfoc